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Salary : £11.00 - £12.50 / hour*
Full or Part time : Full and Part Time

Role description:

Good Companions

Good Companions is our second home, which we opened in 2011, and since then it has been fully renovated and beautifully refurbished with all rooms having en-suite bathrooms. It houses our friendly Day Care Centre where we offer a range of activities and the very best in Dementia Care.

Good Companions is situated on Roe Lane, which is only a short walk to the beautiful Botanic Gardens and close to historic Churchtown Village, and yet only a short bus ride to the town centre.

The Role

At Good Companions, we are searching for a new Wellbeing Assistant to join our team. You will be working with a team to help plan and organise activities for our residents, ensuring they are varied and centred around the resident’s interests. This is an ideal role for anyone wishing to progress their career as either a Well Being Coordinator or within a Managerial setting.

As a Wellbeing Assistant you will be:

• Ensuring that all activities are entertaining, motivating and engaging for our residents
• Implementing principles of Personal Life Stories to create a tailored approach to daily activities
• Liaising with the wider community, to encourage external participation with day to day living
• Expected at times, to be flexible, in order to accompany residents and families to events outside of your normal working hours
• Responsible for the accurate recording of residents participation and interaction
• Offering opportunities that reflect resident’s past interests to increase their wellbeing and create new experiences
• Spending time with residents to develop meaningful relationships
• Helping to plan and organise groups and one-to-one sessions in response to identified interests and requests
• Monitoring residents behavioural needs to identify potential triggers and resolutions
• Participating within handovers and meetings to share your findings and useful techniques

About You 

The right candidate will be:

• Patient, kind and understanding
• A team player
• Passionate about helping others
• Reliable
• Methodical
• Organised
• Creative

Your Skills

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good interpersonal skills
• A keen eye for detail
• The ability to use initiative 
• Good time management skills
• A good understanding of Apple Mac products and social media
• A keen interest in or experience in any of the following areas; 

1. Music
2. Arts and Crafts
3. Photography
4. Theatre
5. Dance
6. Knitting / Crochet

Qualifications 

For this role a qualification with NAPA is preferred but not essential 

Employee Benefits

• We offer an ‘Earn While You Learn’ scheme - complete a Diploma (NVQ) whilst working for us
• £50 Refer a Friend Bonus**
• Employee of the ‘Quarter’ Rewards
• Reimbursed DBS cost
• Internal Career Progression Opportunities
• Initial Uniform Free
• Excellent Subsidised Meals
• Pension Scheme

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

If you would like to learn more about Benridge Care Group, follow the link below: www.benridgecaregroup.co.uk

Conditions apply

*Pay will be determined on age, experience and qualifications. Your hourly rate will be reviewed again on the successful completion of your 6 month probationary period.

**Payable on completion of a successful 6 month probation. The employee that made the referral must also remain employed by us, in order to be eligible for the £50 Bonus.

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